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THE MORNING TlESSf .FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1897.
Q
recelvedattcation fromi our liarty c cnlonp
betorc luo inauguration or another Ohio
man as President. Senatoi Wolcott was
teut to Europe to see w liat arrangement
could be made Tor an international mone
tary cotiieicnce. One would think, from
Frc&ldent McKinlej's inaugural addiess,
tliat this was more important than the
tariff mcabiire But we are told that the
mouetar.v commission asked for by the
President will not be appointed until .De
cember neM: -not until the trusts hav e been
witibfied, and possibly a few more bond
issues arranged with the gold sjndlcate '
Mr Leatz s-nd tlie Republican part Had
dropped the use or a woid from their
-vocahularj -a word written bj them on
all the walls of the country before No
- ember 3-that beautiful word, "Conn
dence ' "It seems.," said he, "that up
to the 3d or November thc.v vvero m tlie
confidence business Tliei w ere confidence
men m everv sense " (Laimhler
In closing lie quoted Tallej rand's cpi
gram that "Diplomacy was tlie art of
concealing the truth," and suggested tint
this was the oulj reason Tot the piesent
title Tor the l)ill He urged to have it
amended to lead, "A bill to raise run Is
to reimburse campaign contributors, and
encourage and protect trusts, or. in other
words. God help the nch-ihe poor can
work" (Laughter and applause )
Thcspoec lOfMr Dulzed.'ioked repealed
bursts ol applause from his colleagues o.i
the floor The crjing question of the hour,
lie said, was how to provide revenue with
winch to oarrj on the Government Tins
was a business question, and ealled lc.r a
business lUc ausw er, w inch the repretenta
tives of the people in the House w ere called
upoa to make l.t us be sta -s n n. he said,
aud postpone political questions until we
have made the Ireasurj secure
Mr Dnl'ell analjed tlie bill to show
that the duties had been so adjusted as
to raise additional icvenue from each
bchedule He defended the law of lSSO
from the criticisms passed upon it. He
denied that this bill would foster trusts,
and said that such assertions v ere based
upon ignorance of existing economic con
ditions i:e referred to the laws in the
several tlal s undei winch combinations
or capital w ere permitted, and did not denj
that the svstcm was abused lie did dcuv
tliat a protcetive taiiff bill fostered trusts
and show ed that such combinations existed
in free untie England equallv with .pro
tective America
Mr Colvui of Kentuckv. approving the
general featmes of the bill, gave notice or
an ami ndment fixing the dutj on catmel
coal at $1 a ton.
All Russell called attention to a re
markabk calculation just now put forth
in the New England press bv Mr Ldward
Atkinson, of Boston, regarding the wool
and woolen schedule of the bill New Eng
land km v Mr Atkinson, he said, as a dis
tinguSMit d repiesentativ e of free trade -.en
tiinent and as a mathematical cnlculatoi
-with an elastic tendency
In the opinion of Mr Steele, also a
member of the committee, the bill was the
most complete and s mmeti ical tanrr meas
lire that w as ev er Trained He approved of
its protean e features for tlie reason that
he believed eveiv nation should produce
for itseir everything that could be manu
factured or grow n within its borders
Mr Dp Armondchirged that thecorpora
tions, trusts, and great aggregations of
capital, had arrav ed themselv es on the aide
or the Republican part, ami it was. there
fore natural that in the preparation of
the schedules or the bill,, their desires
should have been consulted This bill
meant higher prices for the necessaries of
life, which the people must huv "What
benefit could this bill possiblv be to those
ulrcady perplexed trjing to make both
ends meet- Whatever the conditions bought
to be ameliorated might be, the measure
tinder consideration could not possiblv af
ford the desired relief The remedy was
notincrcasedtai-ation, but :rieutereconom
iu administration (Applause )
"The theory upon which tills bill is
drawn," he i-aid, "is that the burdens or
the people -hall be llghteaed How can the
Imposition of taxes iclieve anybody. Ve
are now in the sorest -traits to get along
Bow will the man on the farm and in tlie
mines meet this new demand uron him to
pay fortlie necessities of lire" It is a prac
tical piol lem with him He will be called
upon to pay higher price-? How can he do
that without getting highei wages"-'
He asked what was tlie purpose of rais
ing the gie.it amount or revenue proposed
when a i eduction of exit matures would
accomplish the same icult "We might
do m Congress what tens or thousands
yes, tens ot millions of our people are
now doing in their homes They are prac
ticing the closest economy They are buy
ing only what the al solutcly need and
making every article do the fullest ter
vice Why should this Gov eminent of the
people Tor the people, by the people, dis
regard tins example" Yet vou do disregard
it The i eople are not niggardly, but I
believe I may well warn vou not to lay
this burden on them They will not stand
thee new exactions "
"But ir this gieat added icvenue is not
needed Tor expenses under strict economv,
what is the purpose of it? The legitimate
result of the action taken here may
justlv be regarded as its purpose It is
not supposed our committee acted in
ignorance
""With this revenue jou can call in the
greenbacks and the Sheiman notes It
Will not do to Issue lionds to get the
nioncv You will not boldly take the
stand of the gold p irtv , represented by
Mr Cleveland, that the greenbacks and
notes should be destroved But they will
be he'Jd in the Treasuiv so you can say
thev arc lead for iasuc when anybody
-wants them
'What next? You will give the sovor
ign povv ci to issue mouev to corpora
tions Ihen will come the leign of tlie
bank piesident and the lule of the board
of trade. But before that da v , thank God,
the A met ican people will have to be cou
Bulted again and again Tlie time will
come w'hen jou will get such an answer
from tlie great unpurchasable people as
will echo around the world aud make legis
lation It will not be from the great
protected region east of the Alleghmies
and north or the Potomac, but from that
othei and greater empire which holds tl e
power or the laud, west of the Alle
ghauics and south or the Potomac, vv hose
people ask no special pnvileges nor
protection, but oulv lair play and
an even chance Then there will
be no delegation of the power of
the people to furnish their own money.
"We shall have the nionev uuder which
tliis count! gievv pow err ul gold and sil
icr, bettei than anj bank note."
To a question whether lie said silvei was
bettei than national bank notes, he re
plied "Yes I saj that I tav no piomise to
give a thing isas good as the ti ing itself "
He was asked ir giecnbacksTvere better
than bank notes, and leplicd
"Yes, a piomise to pax , based on the
credit of this great nation, is better than
a promise to pay based on the ciedit of
anj con oration backed b Government
fconds" (Applause-)
He was not a defendei or the Wilon bill
os passed, but with all its faults it was
vhite compaied with tins bill, and with
that bcroie it The best lenture in it
had been eliminated In. a icvolutionin the
Supreme Couit, leveismji tl e record of a
centui The income tax would have
produced pleat of monei for propei ex
pendituies "A little wave ft piospeiity ma come,"
he said, ""with tre passage of this bill,
but it will be confined to the protected
sections, and will not last When true
prospentj , under Demon atic government,
shall return, it will come over the cotton
Jlelds white to the picker; it "Will come
It's something- entirely
new our class of tailoring
at popular prices.
And it's taking im
mensely. $12 aud $15 for suits made
of nobby Scotch woolens
aud $4 for swell worsted
trousers.
Made to your measure
cut on the premises and a
faultless fit sruaraiiteed.
Cor. nil and E Sis. N. W.
No ISraiicli Store In Yt iiHlii.iztoii.
over the golden wheat, lfpe to tl c harvest,
it will come aleng the cofti lows, dirk
gieen in Jul anil lustling in October with
a buideu or wealth. It will reach the
American factones and make 11 eir woik
lugnien nch It will crovi the -seas in
Ameiicau bottoms, living the Ameiicnn
flag" (Prolonged applause)
Mr. Fitzgerald of Boston ivas given the
two ininuteb of Mr Uiiluv's time remain
ing lie siiel the press of Boston was
practically a unit against the bill, and his
district, the greatest woolen maiket in
the countrv , opposed it.
Mr P.ijnc declared the revenue to bo
raided was necessar to picvent the
country from tailing into the hands of
the gold sjiidicito as, Cleveland and Car
lisle had permitted He said if $50.
000,000 .i vear was left on hand it would
take over five ve.irs to piovide foi the
debt contracted bj the last Democratic
Administration
Mr Pa ne pud some attention to the
attacks that had been made at the agri
culture schedules, and declared that tins
bill protected every .igricultui.il product,
for the reason tint the committee be
lieved the United States could and should
raise all these for itself.
The sugar schedule, Mr 1'aji.e said,
was n ado up with the idea of producing
revenue anil of encouraging the iiiIu-tr
here It would have done no good, he
-aid, to have put refined sugai ou the
free-list, for that would snnplv have dnven
the refiners to the sugir producing coun
tries, and there would have been no leve
nue to the Government and no einploj
ment lor the thousands at work in the
lefmeries
The night ses-ion was notable chief lj
for a declaration bv Mr hkmner. Popu
list, of North Carolina, that he would
vote for the bill Other -peakeis were
Messrs Prince. Settle. Bartholdt, Camp
bell, Mvers, Keeve and Howe
'jm: suxai'i: proceedings.
Xotliinu of Importance Done in
Open Si'M-Jon.
The Senate spent two hours arid fort
minutes jesterdaj in di-cu-sniK in seciet
session the pt tiding amendments to the
arbitration treaty No special piogress
was made toward the" final lisult lie
fore taking up that matter, the question
of acting on the appointment or Senators
by governors of States, wheie th" State
legislatures should have elected feen.itens,
came up in the case of John A Hi nderoon,
appointed bv the governor of Plorid v to
fill the vacancv caused by the expiration
of the term of Senator Call on the 3d of
March
Mr Hoar, of Massachusetts, .is ranking
member of the Committee on Privileges
and elections (there being a vacancv. in
the chairm inshlp), explained that he had
rot called a meeting of that eommitteeon
account of the numerous vacancies uiiu
it, and that was the reason why no action
had been lateen in the matter of these ap
pointments, and he indicated hir- hope that
very soon thevacncie-onaU the Minding
committees would be filled Mr Hender
son's credentials were referred to the
Committee on Piiv lieges and elections
Aft el the executive session, the bank
rupto bill was taken up ai d read in full,
and then Mi Nelson of Minnesota of
fered a substitute foi it, which was also
reid in full The reading of the two
bills occupied an hour and twent minutes,
and vhen it -was finished, the Senate, at
1 20 p m .adjourned until today
A HOLTNIY ON KXPOH IS.
Mr. Otey Introduce n Hill for 'Ibis
Purpose.
Hon Peter J. Olev, or Lynchburg, Ya ,
elcrda Introduced in the House a bill
intended to invc farmeis some show of
benefits in return for the great contribu
tion thev arc to be asked to make, through
the Diugleybill.tothe supportof the manu
facturing districts or the country He
does not propose a dutj on anj particular
product or even upon anv line or class of
farm products The aid i-s vol concealed
nor the amount of it hidden under a tarirf.
He propose, straight out a bount
. The bill provides that after Jul 1, 1S97,
ever person who exports fairn products
shall receive u bountj equal to 10 per
cent of the value ot the stuff exported
If the shipment shall be made in American
ships, built in American vards, manned by
American seamen and owned by"Amencan
citi7ens, an additional 1 per cent of dutv
is to be added
So far this measure is precisel the plan
put before the National Grange here last
j eir b Mr A J Wedderbuni and others
and known as the Lubiu proposition It
Ins been adopted by several State Granges,
including that of Penusjlvania
But Mr Otev adds a feature of hisown
which w ould add to the circul itmg medium
of the country The bill further provides
that in order to pi this bount the Sec
retary of the Treasury shall have struck
certificates which shall have a curicncy
value. These are to be in denomina
tions from $1 upward Smaller pa ments
are to be mide m fractional coin
lhe bill was referred to the "Wavs and
Means Committee Unlike almost all other
bills introduced and referred theic is in
existence a committee to consider it It
is safe to sa , however, that it will never
see dijlighl after it goes into their hands
or ir will be unfaxorablj icported
"Want's l'hscc-s for Bis Fiict'ds,.
Hosea M Knovvlton, attornev general
or Mass ichiisctis, came to this city es
terda and will remain at the Shoreham
for several davs During the day, It is
said, the attorney general had a long
talk with Senitoi Henrv Cabot Lodge,
and it is understood that some or the
good places President McKmlcy lias to
bestow on the faithful foimed the subject
of the confeience, and that Attorney Gen
eral Knowltou wants some or those places
foi his friends at home It is believed that
incidentallj the political condition of the
old Bav State was consideied, and that
it was detei mined that Massachusetts
must hav e some of the good things to keep
hei in line
Mr. Holmes Head n Paper.
The American Statistical AssoriaUon
met at the Cosmos' Club, 1520 II street
noithwest, last night. Mr. George K.
Holmes, ot the Department of Agriculture,
and late a special agent of the eleventh
census in change of the division of farms,
homes and mortgages, re.id a paper upon
"Some Characteristics of Farm and Home
Prop'letors." Mr. Carroll D. Wight presided-
PUT ARSENIC II THE PIE
Young Professor Hopkins At
tempted to Murder His Father.
MADE THE DOSE TOO LARGE
Profehor Jh Ten Venn Old and
'lliulislit It "Would He "ico to
HiitcIIJs, FntliLT'riMoiHW to Spend,
riud Consequently Tried to Get
Ilim Out of tlie "Way.
In the hopes of coming into quick pos
session of his parents' wealth Professor
Hopkins, ti bright ten- ear-old coloitd hoy,
attempted to poison his father, William M
Hopkins, by placing u teaspoonful of
arsenic in a sweet potato pie 'Hie lad
administered too large a dose, and his
father lecovercd Professor is now locked
up in the Fourth precinct stition-house
charged with assault with intent to kill
George Diggs, colored, twent eais old,
is also locked up In the s ime station
charged .is accessory iu the crime.
Hopkins Is a prosperous and well to do
grocer and possessed o 1 some wealth He
Kecpsa grocei store at No JUOPour and a
lialf street southwest, and up to about two
weeks ago Diggs was emplojed by him as
a cleik Tor some offense he was dib
charged, and is said then to have vowed
v engeance upon the grocer.
Last Piidii Hopkins, who is a widower,
asked his housekeeper to make a largo
sweet potato pie lor dinner at uoou. Uhe
pie was made in a large pan, and a goodl
poition was left for the evening meal.
Little 1'iofessor partook copiousl of the
dilicacy at noon, but did not cue to eat
pie at supper lime, as he said he feaied
he would not sleep well if he ate too much
tiling was thought of this, however, and
the remainder of the f.niulv, consisting
of Hopkins, his daughter and housekeeper,
Indulged heartil
In a short time all were taken violently
ill, audit w.is round necessar to summon
a phMtiau In great haste Huh oT the
patients displaved svmptoms of artenic
poisoning, but the cause could not be as
certained Mr Hopkins' case was worse
than the others, and his condition was
considered semus for several das, but
tin ill recovered.
Yesterdu afternoon in tr ins ictiiig some
business with Dr "Wood v aid, who keeps a
drug store across the street, he whs con
fronted with a bill roi ir cents worth of
arsenic lhe clerk explained that It 1. id
been purchased several davs be foi e by
'lis son, who represented that his father
wauted the poison to kill rats
At first the bo called for rough
on rats, but that not being In
stock, he asked for arsenic, which
he said would answer the purpose Just
as well It then appeared clear to the
grocer that his receat illness had
been caused b his son, and when tin
little fellow was severel questioned upon
the subject under threats of dire punish
mm' he admitted the whole affair
He slid he had gone to the pantry
after dinner and placed n teaspoonful of
the poison in the pie, and then stirred
It so as to mix it thoroughly He said
liid done sohiaklng thnt if his father
died lie would get all hla nionev, and
could then have a go'od time spending it
He aKo stated that Diggs had induced
him to commit the deed, and had told
him that all his father's pioperty would
fall to Ilim ir the old man was onlj out
of the w.i Biggs was employed at a
phniiimrv prior to the time he worked
for Hopkins, and consequentl knew some
thing of the kinds and nature of poisons
He stoutlv denies an connection with the
cilme Professor told the police an inter
esting storv of the whole arralr He said
he was christened "Professor" in Georgia,
and had alwavs been known b that
name
Hopkins is well known in South "Wash
ington, where he has been in business
for seveial v ears, and is one of the lend
ing colored men in that section of the
citv
AN INTHHKSTIXG DEHATi:.
The Side Ayulnst Aibitintinn "Won
tlie DucKlun.
An interesting debate was given bj the
N itional Law School Debating Society, at
820 Thirteenth streetnorthw est, last niciit,
before a large audience. Mr William H
Conle gave a dramatic selection, after
which the following question was dis
cussed "Resolved, That the treat of arbitn
tion between the United istatcs and Great
Britain, submitted to the Senate b Presi
dent Cleveland, should be ratified "
It was defended b Messrs. Francis Nye,
District of Columbia. E P. Hntiilln, Mis
souri, and C H Menllat, District of Colum
bia, and debated negativelj by Messrs.
G X Rrovvn, Wjoniln,!, F. S Kc Smith,
Virginia, and William L. Lowe, Texas
The judges were Hon. C C Cole, asso
ante judge of the supiemu court or the
District of Columbia; Hon. Franklin II.
Mackey, a nieml cr of the bai, and Hon.
J G Maguire, M C, California.
The lattei made a few appropriate re
maiks praising both sides for the eal,
earnestness and enthusiasm with which
the debated, and announced the decision
of the judges in favor of the negative
Music was given b a mandolin orchestra,
under the direction of Prof. Arthur E.
Yundt.
A. NO. GO.
ArinnseiuiMits Aro Hcing- alado for
u Public ileetuiR.
District Assembly, No GG, Knights of
Libor.mct last evening at Plastereis' Hall,
but nothing was given out foi publication
After the meeting adjourneil there was
a confcicticc or the prominent members or
the assembl in lefeicnce to matters of
-, it.il importance to the advancement ol
the Inihicncc and standing of the older in
the District
Airanpeinentsnrc being made foi a pub
lic meeting, which it is eipectcd -will be
held before Master Workman Sovereign
and othei members of the general ex
ecute c board leax e the city
Tilt: DUTY OX COAL.
Republicans Considering nil Amend
ment io Neduce It.
Tlie Republican members or the WaS
and Means Committee are Informally con
sidering an amendment to the tarirf bill
which will reduce the dut on coal Trom
75 to GO cents per ton The Canadian
duty ou coal is GO cents a ton, and tLo
intention of the committee is to. make the
duty reciprocal It is also argued that
the superior quality of the American coal
is, in itself, a very considerable protection
against the Nova Scotia product
The Republican members of the com-
mtttee are also consideiing the advisabllitv
of changing the paragraph relating to straw
braids, upon vv Inch a straight duty of 20
per cent was rixcdin the bill. It was pro
posed to write in an additional paragraph
having especial reference to straw braids
dyed and painted, and on these Increasing
the duty 5 or ten per cent, probabl the
latter.
BytOnetptofl
By ,wfhifjh a Physician
Can Be PrVperMy Measured
The Gores Effects
Dr. Walker
1411 Perm. Ave. Adj. Wll lard's Hotel
Points to his record during his long resi
dence in this city with a degree ol pai
don ible pride. Over 10,000 cured patients
In Washington tell the story or Hr. Walk
er's skill and nbilit. i:-perlence taught
bj long je.irs.yr practice is necessar to
aecjiiiiMsh tncHO results. ThncKwh Dr
Walker Is. bo succestrul in ciniiig patients
so ortenproiioifiiciTINCUitAllLCb others
If you are afflicted
With KII)M:Y or ULADDER TROUBLES,
BACKACHE, Ui:Sf'OM)ENC LOSS OP
sr.T'ni' ivm-rpT or
MLUQRY, DISORDERED
BLOOD, DYSPEPSIA,
CONSTIPATION, CA
TARRH ,AS l'HMA, BRON
CHITIS. ERUPTIONS OR
BL01C1IES ON THE
S1CIN, HYDROCELE,
VARICOCELE. EMI8-
tmvo rlt AW 11IH-
Dr. Walker
Lures
Clu nine and
Nervous
Diseases.
EASE OF THE HEART, LIVER, STOM
ACH OR BOWELS, consult this eminent
spec i illsL ntoncci Tlie highest fee charged
b Dr. Walker, whether ou have one or
inoie diseases, is is5 a month Ihislnc hides
all medicines
DAILY OFFICE HOURS 10 to D, Sun
dajs, 10 to 12; Monday, Widnesd ivihurs
da and Saturda evenings, (J to S
fia- tONMJLlAriON 1 HI E -3
AFFAIRS ID ALEXANDRIA
Preparations Being Made for 31 r.
Bryan's Coining.
Seiioiis Piie in tlie Coimi Hudget
of Live News. Fioui Acidss
tlie ItJ-vci.
Aleiandria, March 25. As slated in lhe
limes, Mr. M. B Harlow , president of the
late iirv.ui, Bewail and Rixej Club, ex
tended an Invitation to Hon Willi un J
Br an to visit Alexaiulnu next month, dur
ing his st.i In Washington It is the in
tention or Mr Bryan's admirers in this
citv to give him a roal reception 'iiould
he accept the invitation Itis proposed to
hold a public demonstration at the Opera
House, alter wjilthtii'e distinguished guest
will be banqueted Mr Harlow tod ij re
ceived Trom Lincoln, Neb., the following
repl to his letter
' Dear Pli Your Tav or at hand I think
1 tan arrange to visit Alexandria about
the 12th or 11th or April Will ) so if
possible AI11 let vou 1 now later Thank
ing ou Tor the interest ou manifest, I am,
jours ver truly, W J Roan '
A fire, which came near resulting serl
ousl, occurred at the residence of Mr
H H Young, at Glen Cnrlvn, In the
count, last night A laige lamp was
knocked into the lap of Miss Theresa
Young, setting firo to her clothing
The oun ladyi ran into an adjoining
room, where she was met b hir sister.
Miss Helen, whose clothing was ulso ig
nited iu her efforts to save hei sister.
'1 ho two ladies finallv succeeded in ux
j tlnguishing the flames before the were
scriotisl injured
Mr Young and Mr C II Wibert, who
were in another part of the house, were
attracted b the screams of the 1 idles,
and reached the scene hi time to extin
guish the names and s,le the building
from destruction
Mis Athalineln JOCC, widow of the late
Chailes Joce, died this morning at her
home on Cameron street She was sixtj
rive ears of age, and had a large circle or
friends and acquaintances
Tin' court of appeals of Irginla today
affirmed the decision of the corporation
court of thiscitv in the case of the Haskin
Wood ulcaniing Company against the
Cleveland Shipbuilding Companv The de
cree of the lower court was In favor of the
latter companv
A, W Armstrong, sKci-l commissioner,
has sold to Mrs A E Knight a house and
lot on the north sideof Gibbon street, near
Lee stieet
A large number of visiting members or
the order from Washington and Baltimore
were h uidsomel entertained tonight bv
Alexandria, Belle Haven, and Jackson
councils, of the Junior Order or United
American Mechanics The visitors were
met at the railwav station bv the three
councils, and. headed bv the Third Regi
ment Drum Corps, proceeded to the lodge
rooms, in Odd Tellows Hall Degrees were
coircrred on several persons recentl
elected to membership
A banquet was afterwards served in
honor of the visitors in Odd Fellows Hall,
under the supervision or the Daughters or
America
Several Alexandrians, uho aie mem
bers of the Acca Temple, of the Mstlc
Shrine, of Richmond, went to that eity
tonight to attend an important meeting
Sergeant Smith and Officei Ferguson,
who -weie suspended fiom the police rorcc
Tor thirtv d.is Tor insubordination, were
reinstated todav OfHcer Ferguson, who
was foimcrlv on duty at the police sta
tion, has been transferred to street duty.
Mr Samuel Cuviller, sr ,' has announced
himself as a candidate for council from
the First ward
Miss Grace Eddins, of Baltimore, is
visiting lelatives in this citv.
At the meeting of the Virginia Associa
tion of Photogiaphers in Richmond ves
tuday, Mr R T Phillips, of this city,
was elected one of the v ice presidents. A
telegram received here this evnemg an
nounces that Mr Phillips won the gold
medal for his exhibit in Class B
SimuclR Downey, a Washington photog
rapher, was arrdsted bj Ofricer Sherwood
thisevening.charged with assaulting Harry
QuackenbusU. ' "
Quite a Fall.
An old tourist recalls Capt Judkins, of
the sidewheel Cunarder, Scotia, who used
to be trundled about jn a rolling chair w hen
his gout was bad J And he also rccohS
the delight with which thcirrev emit joun
men heard the anxious spinster ask the
scowling autocrat f, three dais outl how far
the were from kind "About a mile,
ma'am," snapped Judkins "Indeed! How
interesting! In which direction'" "In that
direction, madam," shouted the capt.dn,
pointing downward as he turned his back
to her -The Wisconsin
SPECIAL 2COTICH.S.
NOTICE TO GROCERS On and after April
1, 18)7, we will discontinue our wagous
going from door to door offering soap
and Red Seal lye, with the v ie w ot receiv ing
patronage fiom each dealer. Respi ctrull,
P. C . TOMSON & GO , Philadelphia, Pa.
nih2G-7b
NOTICE Is hereby Kivcn that on the
dlst da or March. ia7 , will expire ail
licenses issued bv the District of Colum
bia to produce dealers trading at large
and peddlers All persons engaged in the
business specified arc hereb notified to
promptly- icncw the same Bv order of
theComtnlssionersD O. MATTHEW TRIM
BLE, Assessor D. C. mh2i-Gt
THE PBESIDEHT IIS GUEST
A Brilliant Reception by the Na
tional Geographic Society.
MANiT NOTABLES ATTEND
'I lie Pnrloib of tlie Arlington Filled
b u Ituie and Fa-sliiounblc A
sciiibliigu Cabinet Officers, Dlp
loiiiats,aiid tlie Uterai Set Somo
Siinei bly Govv nt'd laidies.
Tlie National Geographic Societj invites
Its guests, as it gathcis Its subjects toi
discussion, from all quarters of the globe
Its reception given last night at the Ailing
ton was, as usual, one of the most brilliant
assemblages ol the winter Season of Wash
lngton, but it is perhaps not invidious to
other ieceptions under its auspices to say
that the occasion of last night was both in
the surroundings and the company the most
notable or these ev ents Toi iimnj jeara
It was of special interTst rrom the social
standpoint, inasmuch as the new Admlnls
trntion, with its new officials, new pei
sonages of note and new women of beaut
and r.ishion, w as numerously represented in
the attendance
President McKinley, as the head of the
new order of things political and sofinl.aud
who has a warm and sjnipathetie interest
in theobjectsor this splendid society, with
its thousand or prominent names on Its
roster, honored the occasion by his pres
ence. He remained nearly an hour, and,
with Mr. MjronT Derrick, or Cleveland, a
guest or the White House, made the ac
quaintance ofsonieund renewed an old ac
qe lintance with many others of the dis
tinguished company.
In the respect of the decoration of the
two parlors and the banquet-room, the
occasion was also uiiusuullv elaborate in
aesthetic appointment Thet ibles. vv Indow
casements, mantels, and light fixtures of
the parlors were banked ami otherwise
covered and filled with orchids and Ameri
can Beaut roses Over the mirrors were
garlands of golax, tied with orange and
crimson ribbons Masses ot azaleas rested
on the mantels In the window recesses
or the banquet room there were hundreds
or palms and other growing plants, smilax
was hung In lestoons all around the walls,
and also adorned the chandeliers On the
buffet tables were Bride roses, American
Beaut'fs, carnations, orchids, tulips, and
jonquils The superb lighting of the
apartments made the 'Cue one of vivid
and exquisite effect, w hlch was. of course,
made infinitely more so when the rooms,
after 9pm, had been filled bv ladies
in some of the most gorgeous gowns worn
this winter
In addition to the plcasuri s of the meet
ings of old and new friends there were
singing and instrumental music, and the
ehgant bufret luncheon The names on
the musical program were Mr Oswald
Welti, violinist. Mrs Ilormtas. Mr. Crotbv,
Madame Diaz-Albertlni, and Mr Watson,
the accompanists being Mrs Brnes and
Dr Caulficld. There were rive numbers on
the progiam, each or which was, how
ever, encored. During the assembly aud
after the set program the Metropolitan
Mandolin Orchestra rurnished its excel
lent music-
The crow d was estimated at about three
hundred and made quite a comforjat'lrrfill
ing for the reception-rooms and dining
hall It included very many or the diplo
matic coips, members or the Cabinet, and
generilly the literary folks or the city
and or other cities It was expected that
the President w ould atte ml, and there were
hopes that Mrs McKinley and Mrs Mjron
T Herrick vv ould be among the guests, but
only i'ltheabseiiceor these ladies was there
any cause for disappointment, because ap
parently all others or oiricial or social In
tel est or prominence availed themselves
or the privilege of their invitatioas
The President arrived about 1 p m
He vv as accompanied from the White House
b Mr Stanle Brown, of the reccpt'on
committee, and Mr Herrick The Presi
dent gave no sign of any of the fntigueof
the day He was in an excellent social
mood; re cognizing people right and left as
lie came in, took orf hib overcoat, reveal
ing his black suit, with a solitary white
rose on the left lapel, and went in with
Mr Stanle Brown He was received by
the reception committee, his presentation
being iiiadt bv Mr Gardiner G Hubbard,
the president of the society, to the commit
tee members
The ladies on the reception committee
were Mis JohnW Foster, Mrs C J Allen,
Mrs P. W Clarke, Mr Richardson Clover.
Mis W Eloroj Curtis, Mrs C W Hnts,
.Mrs J B Henderson, Mrs D T Mert
wago, Mrs George Westlnghousc. Miss
Aih en Bell, Miss Elsie Ma Bell, Miss Cor
ncll, Miss May Catlin, Mhs Helen Ffoulke.
Miss Eleanor" K Sowers, and Miss Helen
Tis'lel
Miss IS L C Leltner was on the com
mittee, but was not present President
McKinlcv staed through the musical pro
grim and departed, declining politely to
attend another function to which he was
e.tgcrlj invited
A large pirt of the arrangements for the
reception fell to the share or Dr David
T D i , the chairman of the general com
mittee, Mr Everett Hadcn, secretarv of
the society, and Mr Colin Studds, of the
committee
A part of Importance next to that or
the Presii'cnt wns that of Senator Mark
Hanna. With him were Mrs Raima, su
peibl gowned; and Miss Hanna. This
part was very much in demand, Mrs.
Hanna having been accompanied to the
banquet room b Mr C J Bell, chairm in
of the committee of the inauguration
which Senator Hanna is said to have made
a possibility The Presidential party
and this Senatorial party were not in at
tendance at the same time Gen J Ad
dison Porter and Mrs. Porter were also
among the notables and were also an
independent part. Mr. Porter evidently
will not shine in societj as a mere Presi
dential attachment, a fashion vv hlch was
'but latel much in vogue.
The National Geographic Socictv hid as
Elphonzo Youngs Co.
Yon are invited litis zueec
to try the peerless breakfast
cereal, "Cream of Wheats
served with cream and sugar
by the celebrated cereal ex
pert, Miss Clark of New York
city. A single trial will fot
ever convince you of the su
per -iority of this splendid ce
real over all others. More
delicious more healthful
because it is the nutricious
element of selected hard
wheat grown in the Red
River valley of the North.
Elphonzo Youngs Co.
Wholesale nml Itctnll Grocers,
428 9th St. Bet. D and E
'Plioiie, 58.
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"CORRECTNESS"
IN
TOP COATS.
Spring and Fall' the ''TOP COAT"
has its reign, and no gentleman's wardrobe is
complete without one. It is the handiest gar
ment of a?iy. JVe are selling a great ??zany
Perfectly tailored uTOP COATS' equal
to custom-made in style at $7.50, $10,
$12 and $15, and higher. It see?ns as if
all the me?i we?'e coming here for "Top
Coats."
In SPRING SUITS there is much nov
elty in pattern's and cut this season. This
stock being, of con?'sei brand new and made
especially to our en der in our owji factory we
cannot show anything but the veiy latest and
most correct. Prices range fiom $7.50 up to
$25. We guarantee every garment.
Continental Clothing House,
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nth and F Sis.
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its guc-,ts, of course, the officers and many
members or the several literary soeietiesof
the clt, whose names appear elsewhere
Among the attendants were, beside thc-se
mentioned, Mr. and Mrs B II Warner,
Miss C A Lutz, Mrs M Pitney, Mr Crock
er, Ron George F BelU and Mrs Eeltz,
Mr Wolland, Mr and Mrs W F Mittlng
1, Mr and Mrs Converse. Secretar Bliss,
Secretary Wilson, Secretar Long, MIs
Cornell, Pror McGee, Prof Powell, su
perintendent of the public schools; Mr H
W. TaIor, Mr S J Pcalle.Prcf Holmes,
the German ambassador, the Italian am
bassador, the Prench Ambass-adorand Mat".
Paternotre, the Swiss Minister and Mrs
Pioda, the Russian ambassador, memliers
or the Chinese and Japanese legations, Mr
Sickles and Miss Sickles. Mrs Wolcott,
Senator McMillan, Senator Hoar and Mrs
Hoar, Mr and Mrs Burnes, Col H F
Blount, Mr Hamlin, Mr and Mrs Pitney,
Mi Knapp, Senator Aldnch, Rev T De
Witt Talmadge, D D .and Miss Talmaelge,
Senator and Mrs Havvle,Mrs E S Ra
mond, Miss Geneva Mc Aim, the Mexican
MinisterandMme Romero.MissLivingstone,
Miss Verplanck, Miss Converse, Miss
Eloise Porter, Miss Miles. Mr Cannon,
Mr Dmgle , senator Piatt, Senator Chand
ler, Mrs Hearst, Mr A S Perham, Mr
H C Oberholser. Hon Willis L Moore,
chief of "Weather Bureau; "William G
Lown, Mr. K Matsul, secretar of Japan
ese legation, surgeon General George M.
Sternberg, USA; Capt B R Green.
Isaac P K0cs, E. S Ramond, W.
F Roberts, "W "W Phelan, Miss
Ellen-P roster, Major Henr E Alvord.
Maik II Hopkins, Edward A- Wright,
Miss E W White, G W. McLanahan, Dr
Walter Hough, Miss Eliza T Ward, Mr
J T Do le, Secretar of the Civil Service
Commission, Dr Thomas "W- Sidwell, Capt.
Z E Tanner, Dr CjrusAdlerof the Smith
somaii, Dr C W Richardson, Mr IZugeue
Feters, Mrs M- E Cunningham, Dr O
Hart Merriam, Mr Vernon Bade. Miss
r G Fiench, Charles S Tumter, Dr. E A
de bchweiiiltz. Mrs E R Moses. Miss M.
E McCene , Miss Gena K Raiding, Sen
ator and Mrs Thurston, Mis M L. B
ington. Rev A II Ames, Mrs.
Miry roller, Mrs Herbert C Ogden,
Miss Anna S King, Mr R A Pieron,
Mrs Joseph II Walker, Prof V. B
Powell. Hon William W Aiken, Arthur
Cow sill, E 1' Andrews, the artist, George
Otis 'smith, Mr H A Sevmour, George C
Mavnird, Mr E T Teters. .Mr Job
Barnard, Baron Von Herman, or the Ger
man embassv, and Lieutenant and Mrs.
Everett Hayden ,
The reception was from 9 pm. until
midnight
VETERANS WTLL GET' BACK.
beerotiirj "Wilson rri-puriiii; to Re
instate Ex-Union soldiers?.
It is expected that a number of ex
Umoii Soldiers, who were dismissed b
Secretar Morton, ot the Department of
Agriculture, without prejudice to their
capacity as clerks, will be reinstated by
Secretar JVilson within the coming week.
The Secretar said jestciday that he had
several cases then bcrore him, and that
it ma be said the work has commenced,
but that it is necessar to the consumma
tion of the reinstatements that the ap
plicants' previous records should first be
ascertained, and that it is further neces
sar that the Civil Service Commission
shall 'ake action. Such changes as are
proper will be due b Saturday or Mon
day. the new commissioner of the cteneral
Land Office, Hon. Ringer Hermann, took
clurge of his office esterday. He was
sworn in at non b the assistant chler
clerk ot the Department of the Interior,
and proceeded to his oTFic without del i
President McKinley, Secretary Sherman,
Secretar Alger, Secretary Long. Secre
tary Gage and Secretary Rson will leave
the White House this afternoon at about
12 30 for Fort Mer, where they vvnl
take luncheon with Col Sumner and after
ward inspect the drill grounds and prob
ably witness an exhibition civalrj drill.
There will be no reception at the White
House today, in consequence.
It was expected that the other members
of the Cabinet and Vice President Hobart
would accompany the pirty. but the Post
master General is absent from the city and
the others will be occupied with pressing
business nfrairs
Assistant Attorney General VanDev enter,
of the Interior Department. latel appoint
ed, will assume his duties on Mondaynext.
He is engaged daily in acquainting himself
with the details of the office business.
Major Brackett, chief of the appointment
division of the Treasury Department, took
charge vestcrday. The new chler clerk,
Mi Swayze, will not be sworn in before
Monday, owing to other duties.
Thirt-six applications for Treasury ap
pointments weie registered esterday. The
names of applicants and the positions
they ask for are as follows.
Auditor ror the Wur Department J. C.
Twitchcll, of Merlden, Conn.
Comer in Mint Wodd Thoinpson.orXevv
Orleans, at New Orleans; A. H. Miller, ot
Charlotte, N. C, at Charlotte.
Collector of Customs I. N. Burton, of
Kinulga, Ala., at Mobile; B. Coffee, of
Pearson, Ga., at St. Mao's, Ga.; J. II.
Dcveaux, ot Savannah. Ga., at Savan
nah; Evvald Over, ot Indianapolis, at In
dianapolis; W. D. Kelley, of 'Muskegon,
Mich., at Grand Haven, Mich.;E. V. Cobb,
of Draton, N. Dak., at Pembina, N. Dak.;
S . D. Slcmmons, New Castle, Pa., at Erie,
Pa.;L S. Hough and Thomas Le, of Phil
adelphia, at Philadelphia; W. N. Linton,
of Brownsville, Texas, at Brownsville.
Surveyor of Customs IV. W. Lanmug
and L. B. Kauffman, at Columbus, Ohio,
both of Columbua
Naval Ofricer ot Customs S. J. "Watta,
of Abbeville, La., and T. J. Edwards, of
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GODFREY, MOORE & CO.
Opp. the Boston House.
Marksville, La., both Tor the station at
New Orleans; GeorgeManlson, of Baltimore,
at Baltimore, A S Twitchell.otGorham.N
R.,at Boston, W H SIoane.ofNewYork.at
New York.
Appraiser of Customs-Joseph Bndenock,
T. S Albright and J A Criswell, all of
Chicago, for the post at Chicago, Robert
Simpson, of Cleveland, Ohio, at Cleveland;
J B Ruth, of Philadelphia, at Philadel
phia Assistant appraiser at Xew l'ork L. a
Carhart, of Pecksklll, N i
Examiner of drugs at Boston J. A.
Thompson, of Boston
General appraiser at New York J. A.
Doty, or New York, and W T. Cunning
ham, of Philadelphia
Collectors of internal revenue G. W.
Lawrence, of Los Angeles, for San Fran
cisco of rice, G T Boggs, of Stev cnsville,
Mont ; C V Milverstcd, of Anaconda,
Mont , and Richard Lackey, of Helena,
Mont , foi the orfice at Helena. Albert Neil
son, of yew York, at New York; John
Davis, or Maxwell City, IS Mex , and'
W R Merrill, of Deming, N Mex , botfr
tor the office at Santa Fe
THE SENATE VACANCIES
It Is Said That the Mantle Decision
May Be Reversed.
A Growing Sentiment in Favor o
u 3Jore Liberal Construction
of the Constitution.
It is quite possible that the Senate may
yet rev erse the Mantle decision, which now
governs the admission ot appointed Sena
tors While the Senate Committee on
Priv lieges and Elections, to which all
these cases hav e been referred, has not
et met to consider them, them appears
to be a growing sentiment la the Seuatu
in favor of a more liiieral confetnictlon
as to the power of a governor to fill
vacancies. The short debate on the mat
ter esterday was indicative ot a general
desire by Senators of different parties to
establish seme precedent which might t e
uuirorml) followed As senator Spooner
vvittil observed, "The question at present
has been definitely decided both ways."
The most probable outcome of the dis
cussion iu the committee, to judge by" the
expressions of members of that commit
tee to The Times, is that in such caes as
that offered by Col Henderson of Florida
the appointed Senators will be admitted
without question. In this State the va
cancy occurred before the legislature met
to fill it and was equivalent to a vacancy
occasioned by death. The power of the
governor in this case can hardly be disput
ed. The Oregon case, too, would come in
for favorable consideration under a modi
fication of the Mantle precedent In Ore
gon the legislature made no attempt to fill
the vacancy It was not organized so thatit .
could attempt it, and to all intents and
purposes the legislature of that State has
net met to choose a Senator, and this can
not be regarded as a failure by the legisla
ture to determine the question A promi
nent member of the committee said last
evening that the onlj one of the three
case now pending which comes exactly
under the Mantle precedent was the Ken
tucky one While the legislature balloted
many weeks it railed to elect, and by Its
failure established the fact that the State
preferred a vacanc to electing an mem
ber. It is held by experienced constitutional
authorities of the Senate that any State
can fail to chooee Senators, can, in fact,
maintain vacancies at will. Therefore,
when "the legislature cither declines, fails
or refuses to nil a vacancy the governor Is
left i owerless to appoint But they argue
that his power to appoint can only be in
terfered with by absolute refusal or fail
ure of the legislature to act. This leaves
the Kentucky case the only one or the three
that, cones underan exact construction or
the prcedmts There appears, thereror,
an excellent piospect that ex Senator Cor
bett may finally get his seat, hut the
chances of Henderson, or Florida, are very
bad, for before the Committee on Privi
leges and Flections gets arouud to act on
his case the Florida legislature will have
regularly elected his successor.
DJUD.
BVLL-On Tuesday. March 23, lS9T,aC
11-20 p. m., ROBERT BALL, aged sKty
nmo 'i ears
Funeral from his late residence, -33
G st. nw., Friday, March 2G, at . p. m.
ie
KEN'ADAY-On Thursday. March 25,
1S7, at 2 15 a. m . at his residence. No
2006 G street, ALEXANDER M. IvENA
DAY, in his sevent-third ear.
Notice or fuaerat hereafter lt-em
IN MhilOKIAM.
BRADY -m memory or my dear hus
band, James Brady, who departed this life
two years ago. March u, lo'Jo.
1 will go to nis grave,
Where Ids spirit has fled;
Heneath the green sod
Re is laid with the dead;
Where the husbaid that I love
m turning to clay:
In CongressionaPs cold dewa
tic is nassine away.
His wife.
.- " . ...-J,. ,. -nr. . -r. r
ditMij e nuui.
lt-o
And Bab Urover.
trNTERTAKi:nS.
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